Overall a great race. But don't let the large elevation loss fool you, there are still some hills to overcome towards the end of the race, no matter if you're running the full or the half! Here's my breakdown:

PROS:
--Cold at the start, but as soon as the sun comes up the weather is perfect. Bring old clothes to toss!
--Buses at the start, so you can stay and stay warm up until the last minute.
--Decent scenery. Mountain views on either side.
--Tech shirt is nice (runs a little large), and fun colorful medal
--Post-race food was pretty good for such a small race. Nutella and PB tortilla sandwich was ah-may-zing!
--Shuttles from host hotels were nice charter buses. So friends/family can sleep in if they'd like while you leave for the race.

CONS
--Early shuttles. You have to be on the shuttle super early (4:45-5:20am) and wait at the start until 7am. that's a lot of waiting and I always get tired during that time.
--Host Hotels were pretty expensive for the one night (however, I booked my room pretty late in the game so that may have something to do with it) There are other hotels cheaper nearby (where I stayed) and the drive to the shuttles weren't that bad.

All in all, I highly recommend this race if you're looking for something smaller but well organized with that "local race" touch!